Good Omens

Book · 5 characters · 513 quotes · 1990

Quotes from Good Omens

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"Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important."
The Narrator Power
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"You can't stop the end of the world by being nice to people."
The Narrator Truth
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"Children are very resilient. Unfortunately."
Crowley Humor
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"Friendship is a very powerful thing."
Aziraphale Friendship
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"The apocalypse was definitely not going according to plan."
The Narrator Change
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"Miracles were not a free service."
The Narrator Truth
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"You should never lend money to a friend. You either lose the money or the friend."
Crowley Money
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"There was something very final about the word forever."
The Narrator Time
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"The only thing worse than having a terrible idea is having it and then acting on it."
The Narrator Wisdom
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"People thought that the Apocalypse was all fire and brimstone."
The Narrator Philosophy
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"He found the most interesting part of life was the bit where nothing happened."
The Narrator Life
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"The books were very interesting. They were about other books."
The Narrator Literature
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"Being an angel is tremendously hard work."
Aziraphale Work
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"Effective prayer is the hardest thing in the world."
The Narrator Faith
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"You've got to learn to work with people, even if you don't like them."
Aziraphale Relationships
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"There is no good and evil, there is only power."
The Narrator Philosophy
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"I have always found that plans are useless. But planning is indispensable."
The Narrator Wisdom
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"Knowledge is power, but power is dangerous."
The Narrator Knowledge
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"The really important thing is the texture."
Aziraphale Art
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"I don't hold with paddling in the water myself."
Aziraphale Nature
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"War. Huh. What is it good for?"
Crowley War
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"He was a demon, but he was also a professional."
The Narrator Work
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"The problem with children is that they're not returnable."
Crowley Humor
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"There was no point in asking the Them to help. They were children."
The Narrator Wisdom
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"I did not come here to make trouble. I came here because the world is ending."
Anathema Device Courage
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"Nothing lasts forever. Even the very longest lives."
Aziraphale Time
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"The human condition, Aziraphale reflected, was a constant war between what you wanted and what you could have."
The Narrator Philosophy
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"I'm not actually a demon. I work for a very large multinational company."
Crowley Truth
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"It is often better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness, although the results are much the same."
The Narrator Wisdom
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"Gratitude is a choice."
The Narrator Gratitude